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Mahowald, Mary Briody was born on March 24, 1935 in New York City. Daughter of Thomas Michael and Mae Angela Briody.
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Genes, Women, Equality
(Genetics is not gender neutral in its impact. Mahowald ci...)
Genetics is not gender neutral in its impact. Mahowald cites a wide range of biological and psychosocial examples that reveal its different impact on men and women, especially with regard to reproduction and caregiving. She examines the extent to which these differences are associated with gender injustice, arguing for positions that reduce inequality between the sexes. The critical perspective Mahowald brings to this analysis is an egalitarian interpretation of feminism that demands attention to inequalities arising from racism, ethnocentricism, albleism, and classism as well as sexism. Eschewing a notion of equality as sameness, Mahowald defines equality as attribution of the same value to different objects. Gender justice, she claims, imputes the same value to men and women, despite their differences. It can only be maximized by practical efforts to equalize the burdens and benefits associated with genetics. The topics considered include participation in research, allocation of genetic services, cultural difference, sex selection, misattributed paternity, prenatal and preimplantation diagnosis, carrier testing, genetic interventions, genetic disabilities, preferences for genetic ties to offspring, genetic susceptibility to late onset disorders, behavioral genetics, genetic discrimination in employment and insurance, and human cloning. Cases, both real and concocted, are used to illustrate the questions addressed.
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Mary Briody Mahowald
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Mary Briody Mahowald, American humanities educator. Grantee, National Institutes of Health, 1992-1997, United States Department Energy, 1995-1998, American Council Learned Societies, 1997-1998. Adult literature tutor Blue Gargoyle, Chicago, since 2000; hospice volunteer, 1997—1998; Member of American Society Social Philosophy (president 1998), American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, American Philosophical Association.
Education
Bachelor, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, 1965. Master of Arts, Marquette University, Milwaukee, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Marquette University, 1969.
Career
Teacher parochial schools, New York City, 1955—1965. Assistant professor St. Joseph's College, Brooklyn, 1969—1970, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1970—1972. Assistant professor./associate professor Indiana University, Indianapolis, 1972—1982.
Associate professor to professor Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1982—1990. Professor to professor emeritus University Chicago, since 1990. Consultant National Institutes of Health, Washington, 1995, 2000—2003, United States Department Defense, Washington, 1993—1997, President's Council on Bioethics, Washington, 2003.
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Genes, Women, Equality
(Genetics is not gender neutral in its impact. Mahowald ci...)
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Genes, Women, Equality
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Adult literature tutor Blue Gargoyle, Chicago, since 2000. Hospice volunteer, 1997—1998. Member of American Society Social Philosophy (president 1998), American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, American Philosophical Association.
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Married Anthony Peter Mahowald, April 11, 1971. Children: Maureen Elise, Lisa Marie, Michael Anthony.
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American
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1965
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1967
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1969
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1969 - 1970
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1970 - 1972
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1972 - 1982
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1982 - 1990
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1990